Benavidez v. City of Gallup

161 P.3d 853 (2007)

2007-NMSC-026

Sonya BENAVIDEZ, Plaintiff-Petitioner,

v.

CITY OF GALLUP, Defendant-Respondent.

No. 29,160.

Supreme Court of New Mexico.

May 11, 2007.

Rosenfelt & Buffington, P.A., Thomas L. Murphy, Gallup, NM, for Petitioner.

Mason, Isaacson & Macik, P.A., Thomas Lynn Isaacson, Gallup, NM, for Respondent.

OPINION

MAES, Justice.

{1} Sonya Benavidez ("Plaintiff") filed suit against the City of Gallup ("City") after tripping and falling over a water meter. After a three-day trial, the jury returned a special verdict in favor of the City. Plaintiff appealed, and the Court of Appeals…